Re: Case steam engine explodes... kills 3

Posted by jCarroll on July 30, 2001 at 06:48:51 from (205.188.199.181):

In Reply to: Case steam engine explodes... kills 3 posted by jim on July 29, 2001 at 18:37:20:

Would appreciate anyone who can post the details
of WHY the engine exploded.

I grew up with a Minneapolis traction engine on
our farm (western Ohio), and got lots of safety
oriented instructions from my father.

From the description of the Medina accident, the
engine must have been at very low steam pressure.
I've read of reports which blew pieces more than a
thousand feet when the boiler exploded at
operating pr

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